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neither minas tirith nor minas morgul but death to the forgoil
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if you are coming here to argue with me you gotta understand that you probably can't read and that's not my fault
Gonna have a very me sort of take here but I think a city, as opposed to town, is something you gotta sense with your gut. What do you think of when your neighbour says "I'm going to the city?" That's your nearest city.
my take for Scotland is it needs a city council to be a real city
There are only seven cities in England: London, Birmingham, Manchester, Liverpool, Sheffield, Leeds and Newcastle. The other pretenders are just big towns.
January 30, 2026 at 4:27 PM
Gonna have a very me sort of take here but I think a city, as opposed to town, is something you gotta sense with your gut. What do you think of when your neighbour says "I'm going to the city?" That's your nearest city.
1984 was too subtle
January 30, 2026 at 4:25 PM
1984 was too subtle
Sorry to my anarchist pals and that but honestly people, /my people/, have died for the right to vote within living memory and as such I am militant about your obligation to do so.
January 30, 2026 at 3:22 PM
Sorry to my anarchist pals and that but honestly people, /my people/, have died for the right to vote within living memory and as such I am militant about your obligation to do so.
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It's all very 'no ethical consumption under capitalism' but for the state, which is more broadly useful than any given product you buy
January 30, 2026 at 2:44 PM
It's all very 'no ethical consumption under capitalism' but for the state, which is more broadly useful than any given product you buy
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The world if people understood the value of taxes:
January 30, 2026 at 1:45 PM
The world if people understood the value of taxes:
I find it so funny how Labour politicians who are boring middle of the road socdems at the best of times will go to Cuba Solidarity Campaign Events. Like ok. But they did purge people like you!
January 30, 2026 at 1:43 PM
I find it so funny how Labour politicians who are boring middle of the road socdems at the best of times will go to Cuba Solidarity Campaign Events. Like ok. But they did purge people like you!
There are two types of opinion on taxes: from people who are aware they benefitted immensely from public spending and from idiots who are not
January 30, 2026 at 1:13 PM
There are two types of opinion on taxes: from people who are aware they benefitted immensely from public spending and from idiots who are not
This even applies in outright dictatorships. If you don't believe me, just remember for a second that without taxes roads would be unusable.
99% of your tax money goes into things that directly benefit you and your life would be far worse without. Your dislike of corruption in politics does not change that, it is a rule that applies to basically the entire developed world.
January 30, 2026 at 12:49 PM
This even applies in outright dictatorships. If you don't believe me, just remember for a second that without taxes roads would be unusable.
Also you know I am content to pay my taxes because I don't hate this country and everyone in it, which is, I'm not particularly sorry, the automatic implication of resenting taxes
I am happy and content to pay taxes because my pre-tax pay isnt really "mine" anyway. I am a temporary vehicle for the transport of resources from capital to the treasury of the common good.
January 30, 2026 at 12:32 PM
Also you know I am content to pay my taxes because I don't hate this country and everyone in it, which is, I'm not particularly sorry, the automatic implication of resenting taxes
It amazes me how many ostensibly left-wing people always manage to come up with amazing reasons for why they specifically shouldn't be increasing their contribution to society
January 30, 2026 at 12:22 PM
It amazes me how many ostensibly left-wing people always manage to come up with amazing reasons for why they specifically shouldn't be increasing their contribution to society
no you're just paying for state sanctioned islamophobia and providing the criminals of the world with secure banking services. that's much better
I do understand his position. I always resented paying tax in the UK, because I felt I was paying for imperialist wars and the surveillance state, rather than public services.
Here in Switzerland, I don't mind.
Here in Switzerland, I don't mind.
January 30, 2026 at 12:15 PM
no you're just paying for state sanctioned islamophobia and providing the criminals of the world with secure banking services. that's much better
Median voter moment: coworker hates every party and does not vote because he's angry about being in the higher tax bracket. Used to like Nicola Sturgeon because she seemed "socialist"
January 30, 2026 at 11:59 AM
Median voter moment: coworker hates every party and does not vote because he's angry about being in the higher tax bracket. Used to like Nicola Sturgeon because she seemed "socialist"
I always feel bad in this country when I hear someone use a word in an interesting or nonstandard way because I love remarking on it but every time I do Scottish people are prone to thinking I'm judging them for it so I have to really try not to do it
January 30, 2026 at 10:23 AM
I always feel bad in this country when I hear someone use a word in an interesting or nonstandard way because I love remarking on it but every time I do Scottish people are prone to thinking I'm judging them for it so I have to really try not to do it
Konstantin Kisin's very sovok understanding of national identity getting him into hot water is funny. There is a tiny smidge of me that almost feels bad for him for essentially just believing the very stupid narrative of how identity works that he would have been raised with. I mean not really but
January 30, 2026 at 9:04 AM
Konstantin Kisin's very sovok understanding of national identity getting him into hot water is funny. There is a tiny smidge of me that almost feels bad for him for essentially just believing the very stupid narrative of how identity works that he would have been raised with. I mean not really but
This is a bit groundhog day isnt it
Breaking News — Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF):
A ceasefire agreement has been reached with the Syrian government under a framework that includes an understanding on the integration of military and administrative forces.
A ceasefire agreement has been reached with the Syrian government under a framework that includes an understanding on the integration of military and administrative forces.
January 30, 2026 at 9:00 AM
This is a bit groundhog day isnt it
Yeah, this is very true. The thing is, the weird chud poster in the screenshot is obviously a chud, but the logic by which they arrived there is not really hard to parse or a surprising conclusion.
The problem with Apocalyptic Demon Threat narratives is that it's easy to use it as justification for fascism and twist morally grey complexity into black-and-white absolutism. If after Rogue Trader chaos was never added, the whole vibe of the story would be different, and probably more interesting.
"Only Chaos is bad" is such a weak ass take. Like the whole ass point of the Imperium is that power will do evil to maintain control because it's easier than making lives better even if doing so would actually eliminate the threat of their enemies.
January 30, 2026 at 8:21 AM
Yeah, this is very true. The thing is, the weird chud poster in the screenshot is obviously a chud, but the logic by which they arrived there is not really hard to parse or a surprising conclusion.
Absolutely despise how many big urbanist accounts here are entirely comfortable using trash AI illustrations for things and will even put them in blogposts and reports.
January 30, 2026 at 8:08 AM
Absolutely despise how many big urbanist accounts here are entirely comfortable using trash AI illustrations for things and will even put them in blogposts and reports.
A guy who loves denying atrocities but only if they are like so ancient that it really doesn't matter
January 30, 2026 at 2:33 AM
A guy who loves denying atrocities but only if they are like so ancient that it really doesn't matter
as any good lithuanian scot every time i play a game of thrones mod for a map painting game i choose the free folk. wanton murder is a minor price for destroying feudalism
January 29, 2026 at 6:51 PM
as any good lithuanian scot every time i play a game of thrones mod for a map painting game i choose the free folk. wanton murder is a minor price for destroying feudalism
Paul Atreides:
FORD: "I love Quebecers. I don't know, there's some connection with myself and Quebecers. I gotta start learning French by the way, but, well, I just connect with them. Every time I meet people from Quebec, we connect."
January 29, 2026 at 6:44 PM
Paul Atreides:
"The steel spirit of our hearts,
And the Heroes of Kruty Unbroken,
From the heavens give us strength:
Will, flame, and fury."
youtu.be/oWd9jyvi1hE?...
And the Heroes of Kruty Unbroken,
From the heavens give us strength:
Will, flame, and fury."
youtu.be/oWd9jyvi1hE?...
January 29, 2026 at 5:19 PM
"The steel spirit of our hearts,
And the Heroes of Kruty Unbroken,
From the heavens give us strength:
Will, flame, and fury."
youtu.be/oWd9jyvi1hE?...
And the Heroes of Kruty Unbroken,
From the heavens give us strength:
Will, flame, and fury."
youtu.be/oWd9jyvi1hE?...
It is actually vaguely just about time for the educated to get just a tad more angry about the idiocy of the anti-education crowd imo. Like I'm sorry but no, my university education wasn't just good for me, it was good for society.
I'm a free rider? Oh, okay. I suppose you think you could do my job.
January 29, 2026 at 4:36 PM
It is actually vaguely just about time for the educated to get just a tad more angry about the idiocy of the anti-education crowd imo. Like I'm sorry but no, my university education wasn't just good for me, it was good for society.
Reeves' argument here can be applied to literally every single public service that exists.
2026: Labour Chancellor Rachel Reeves, "It is not right that people who don't go to university bear the cost for others to"
2020: That time Labour leader Keir Starmer said he would scrap university tuition fees
2020: That time Labour leader Keir Starmer said he would scrap university tuition fees
January 29, 2026 at 2:42 PM
Reeves' argument here can be applied to literally every single public service that exists.
January 29, 2026 at 2:26 PM